Greenland Is Not For Sale!!!!!!


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August 16th 2019
Published: August 17th 2019
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Greenland is not for sale no matter what Trump thinks. The Danes got a good laugh out of that one. This morning our ship arrived in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. From Wikipedia: Nuuk (<small>Greenlandic pronunciation: </small>, <small>Danish: </small>; Danish: <em lang="da">Godthåb)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"> is the capital and largest city of ... Read Full Entry



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Statue of Hans EgedeStatue of Hans Egede
Statue of Hans Egede

Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland.[1][2] He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for hundreds of years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk.
Mother of the SeaMother of the Sea
Mother of the Sea

This sculpture nearly disappears at high tide, and then appears as the tide goes out.



18th August 2019

Awesome
Keep the blogging coming...just love your adventures.

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